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X FACTOR: Celebrity star Olivia Olson wants viewers to know she's "so much more than the Love Actually girl" as she attempts to make a fresh name for herself on the ITV show.

Olivia, 27, played Joanna Anderson in the 2003 movie, which also starred Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson and Keira Knightley.

X Factor's Olivia Olsen has insisted she's 'so much more' than her Love Actually role
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X Factor's Olivia Olsen has insisted she's 'so much more' than her Love Actually roleCredit: ITV

In the festive flick, she was the crush of schoolboy Sam (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) and sang Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You at the end of the film.

Yet the American is now hoping to shed her old skin in favour of a completely new identity on the first ever ITV series of its kind.

She told Mail Online: "For the love of god I’m so much more than the Love Actually girl!"

Yet despite belting out a note-perfect tune on the Hollywood blockbuster, she admitted she is apprehensive.

Olivia, now 27, found fame in the festive Hollywood movie
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Olivia, now 27, found fame in the festive Hollywood movie
She played Joanna Anderson in the movie, pictured with Sam (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), and found fame for singing Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You
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She played Joanna Anderson in the movie, pictured with Sam (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), and found fame for singing Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is YouCredit: Rex Features

She told the same publication: "I didn’t think I’d be as nervous as I was. When you step up there it hits you in the face how real it is and how badly you want it.

“(It's like) 'What a fun opportunity' and then you get up there and it’s like, 'this is really my moment to prove myself.'"

Olivia added: "I’m very happy with my mentor.

"I met with them yesterday and I was really happy with the conversations we were having so it’s the perfect fit."

Olivia is determined to gain a new reputation on X Factor: Celebrity
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Olivia is determined to gain a new reputation on X Factor: CelebrityCredit: Rex Features
She has spoken of her nerves performing on the ITV series
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She has spoken of her nerves performing on the ITV seriesCredit: Rex Features

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Since appearing in Love Actually the film star has gone on to forge a career in voice-over acting and has continued with her singing.

Much of her work is in children’s television shows such as Adventure Time, where she voices the Vampire Queen.

Also, she is Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in the Disney cartoon Phineas and Ferb and works alongside her former Love Actually co-star Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

In 2013 she released her debut EP, Beauty in Chaos and she often shows off her vocal on her YouTube channel, which has more than 60,000 subscribers.

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